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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1948
Page
2
Community notices urge renewal of 1948 YWCA memberships with extended payment time. Also listed are meetings for the YWCA Gay Girls Acme Blue Triangle clubs, plus church and school events, births, and acknowledgments from local leaders and families.
A Guilford County Kiwanis session at the Sheraton featured Harry Weatherly discussing the Pay-As-You-Go plan and school welfare funding. Nearby, High Point Lions added 12 new members and reported record district membership as Lion Clarence Coggins screened Army Italy footage for guests.
In Washington and Columbia South Carolina lawmakers debate party loyalty as Dixie grievances grow. Democratic leaders downplay threats of secession while Senator Truman warns headlines ride on protest. Collected votes stress that the party remains solid for November.
Pear Stewart a 19 year old who admitted stealing purses during church services received six months in jail and two years probation in fel my court Judge Charles S Dougherty said the offense was a cold blooded enterprise and noted first offender leniency.
North Carolina municipalities issued 1 084 building permits in January, 1947, 236 fewer than December 1946, per State labor department statistics. The total estimated cost for January reached 7 267 180 dollars, according to statistics director Clarence Pritchard.
L D Coltrane Sr a prominent Concord banker died at his home after a six week illness. He led civic affairs for more than 50 years and served as president of the Concord Telephone company. He was active in Methodist church affairs and funeral arrangements are pending.
Samuel F Atkinson Jr files for divorce from Wanda Madge Ray Atkinson after two years of separation in the clerk of the court office.
Chapel Hill reports the March of Dimes campaign extended to February 7 as county chairmen in North Carolina send messages of confidence toward near half million in county quotas. Mrs. Phil Russell notes the need for dollars to fund polio research and care given past infantile paralysis costs and the ongoing national program.
Modern readers with stomach acidity heartburn sour stomach indigestion or ulcer pains are offered Udga tablets as a quick soothing remedy. The ad cites 216 million sold since 1928 and promises a double-your-money-back refund if relief is not felt within an hour.
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